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In the UK, the £4.95 pub lunch was one of the few good deals I could afford and enjoy. Yesterday, D.F suggested we do lunch at The Bulldog Pub & Cafe in Sri Hartamas claiming they do an excellent Toad in the Hole. Shum and I went to see what was so great about this highly mentioned place. Bulldog serves typical British pub grub so expect stuff like Pies, Fish & Chips, English Breakfast, Toad in the Hole and Bangers & Mash.The Toad in the Hole is a traditional English dish comprising British bangers (pork sausage) in Yorkshire pudding batter served with customary green peas, vegetables, mash potatoes and onion gravy.It is a fusion of light, crispy batter and meaty pork sausage, moistened with brown onion gravy. The sausages were crisp on the outside and the accompanying gravy added flavour to the puff pudding. Really tasty stuff! The mash potato was quite ordinary – Shum and I found it bland.Our Ploughman’s Lunch came with four slices of cheddar cheese, Branston Pickle, scotch eggs, sweet gherkins, and crusty French rolls. Branston Pickle has a chutney-like consistency and contains small chunks of vegetables in a brown sticky sauce. It is sweet and spicy, and goes very well with cheddar cheese and sandwiches.I found the scotch eggs disappointing. The meat mixture was blandand missing the porky flavour I’m accustomed to. On top of that, the breadcrumbs coating was soggy. It should be nicely browned and toasty tasting. I didn’t like it one bit.Shum and I thought the BLT was nothing great; we’ve had better. BLT is a popular sandwich consisting of several strips of bacon, lettuce (often iceberg or romaine) and tomato slices sandwiched between 2 slices of bread.Bulldog’s BLT came with a generous portion of freshly fried chips. The golden brown chips were crispy, thick and well-salted. Very moreish, and I enjoyed them more than the BLT.On top of our rather massive lunch, D.F ordered a plate of Bulldog Bacon Nachos. Just the name makes my heart skip a beat.

BACON + CHEESE + NACHOS = Artery clogging!!

When it arrived, I thought, “This is really, really huge!!” Presentation was impressive and I had to quickly take a photo – D.F couldn’t wait to dig in.The sour cream gave the nachos a hint of tang, and the stringy cheese accentuated the well-salted chips. My only gripe was the lack of toppings. It looked copious, but it actually wasn’t much when we mixed it with the nachos.

All in, Bulldog offers decent food with generous portions in an unpretentious dining setting. 3 adults, 4 rather large dishes. We are gluts. Thanks for lunch D.F!

My first experience w pub grub was in Sid’s at TTDI..very near-by! Go try it out..i think the scotch eggs there is better than the ones u had here, judgin jz by the pics. I myself nvr been to Bulldog so cant giv u a comparison..

A friend here a few doors away ( Holisty Beauty, the other side )has introduced us to Backyard, same row , a pub nearby, but not this Bulldog , with a name so fierce she was horrified to step in but certainly the great looking but strange English food you are shiowing us is something else and doesn’t look so terror ! Maybe now we have to tell her its time 4 the long lost scrumptious Dog, Dear?hahaha !

I’ve never really feasted on English fare before, which I regret, but not a lot. The “toad in the hole” looks pretty good, but the others don’t really do much for me. Looks like nice ambience there, in any case. And great photos, as always!